tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post3810090075927376133..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: "He knows when you're happy. He knows when you're comfortable. He knows when you're confident. And he always knows when you have carrots."Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-63538784756151397752012-10-03T23:12:14.151+01:002012-10-03T23:12:14.151+01:00Thank you for the comments on this, they inspired ...Thank you for the comments on this, they inspired a fair few tears even now weeks later reading over them. Horses -and indeed pets in general - are just something different. XPlease Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-71924123698528265622012-10-01T15:02:14.539+01:002012-10-01T15:02:14.539+01:00This made me so sad - I'm really sorry. :( An...This made me so sad - I'm really sorry. :( Animals become part of the family and it is heart-wrenching when they die. People who don't own horses, dogs, cats etc.. just do not understand. xBananas and Screamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16840876659596657792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-66806827925582307072012-10-01T12:23:54.483+01:002012-10-01T12:23:54.483+01:00I've just seen this after coming back to catch...I've just seen this after coming back to catch up on your blog. Oh Jo!<br /><br />You write so beautifully about his character and all the fun you had together. I'm terribly sorry for your loss and glad that he went peacefully.Kathttp://www.exoticmaypole.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-22324332317936670062012-09-26T12:09:18.303+01:002012-09-26T12:09:18.303+01:00Your blog always seems to be relevant to things th...Your blog always seems to be relevant to things that are going on for me too. Not horse related but we had to put my cat of 12 years to sleep last night and it's hard to explain to people who haven't had pets just how hard that can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-70165605197597618832012-09-22T17:03:33.500+01:002012-09-22T17:03:33.500+01:00Sorry about your horse, Jo :( I've never had ...Sorry about your horse, Jo :( I've never had one (though did nervously ride one at a village fete at the age of 5 after winning the ride as a top prize in tombola) but totally get what you say about the significant bond you can have with an animal. London Lass Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585548733858304214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-52802347420835213812012-09-22T07:42:15.991+01:002012-09-22T07:42:15.991+01:00As a former horse owner myself I thoroughly unders...As a former horse owner myself I thoroughly understand and send huge hugs. No one who hasn't been bitten by the equine bug can really understand the bond you can have with a horse. I still miss mine hugely.<br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-25788562330885065442012-09-13T11:50:56.169+01:002012-09-13T11:50:56.169+01:00Oh Jo, I'm so sorry. xx
We create such strong...Oh Jo, I'm so sorry. xx<br /><br />We create such strong bonds with our pets, they become part of our lives that many people don't understand and never will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-4131858238004708072012-09-12T21:59:47.185+01:002012-09-12T21:59:47.185+01:00As the others ... I am sorry. Hugs.As the others ... I am sorry. Hugs.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-7505882137599398852012-09-12T09:27:06.985+01:002012-09-12T09:27:06.985+01:00I'll be honest, I've never understood the ...I'll be honest, I've never understood the attraction of horses and horseriding.<br /><br />But I know how much losing pets has affected me, so regardless of the type of animal it was, I can imagine the effect that that phone call would have had.<br /><br />My condolences.Agenthttp://ingeniousplan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-47380453509204692452012-09-12T08:33:12.830+01:002012-09-12T08:33:12.830+01:00It's difficult to comment on any post on this ...It's difficult to comment on any post on this topic, and I have held back for a reason.<br /><br />When Beech broke his near-fore leg, ten years ago, I was ready for the inevitable loss. But it didn't come. Improved surgery and aftercare meant my lovely boy could continue - albeit as a happy hacker - past his all-too looming eighth birthday.<br /><br />Two years later the escalating onset of an untreatable nervous disorder meant I had to decide when he should die. I am still in bits, just over seven years on, over this decision.<br /><br />When the vet came to put Beech to sleep I stayed with him. As he sank in to dozing stupor and then fell to the floor, my heart broke. When the last of the drug was administered and the vet pronounced him dead, I still stayed.<br /><br />The specialist came and winched Beech's half-ton carcass in to the ambulance. I stayed with him. They left me alone in the ambulance. I knelt down and patted his cooling skin. I told him I loved him and that I would miss him. Both true, still.<br /><br />Four days later a beautiful mahogany box, with some of Beech's ashes inside, was delivered to me. It had a brass plaque with his racing name on it. I kept that box for a couple of years and then, with the permission of Lord Hylton, I took the box to the highest point of Ammerdown Park, and buried my boy at a place overlooking where we had hacked and schooled for years.<br /><br />There is nothing I can say, dear Jo, to make the pain less, or to make things better for you. Horses are special creatures, as you know. We just have to be grateful that they give us such quality time; and live with our memories.<br /><br />xBrennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-34414481807253489682012-09-11T19:30:22.743+01:002012-09-11T19:30:22.743+01:00Oh, no. I have no wise words, just a virtual hug a...Oh, no. I have no wise words, just a virtual hug and the offer of thinking strong restorative thoughts for you. <br /><br />I'm sorry for your loss.<br /><br />xLaura Jane Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483166722690608208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-36393224802171265182012-09-11T18:39:50.892+01:002012-09-11T18:39:50.892+01:00Oh Jo. I'm crying a bit for you here. I had my...Oh Jo. I'm crying a bit for you here. I had my main old boy from the age of 6 (when I was14) to 25 (him). He wasn't my first horse but my first grown up one, and we grew up together. Although I had other horses to work as I grew up (our max at one point was 8), he was my first & main love. I still dream about him, and I had a horrible drive with my father up to our friend's country property where the old boy was retired, after news he'd been lamed & couldn't graze. This meant he needing putting down as he wasn't hand fed there. Worst drive of my life thinking about how I'd tell the vet to do it. But he cantered up when I called his name, and died naturally in his sleep, curled up by the lake, a couple of years later.Redbookishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-91254442323610040952012-09-11T15:58:09.678+01:002012-09-11T15:58:09.678+01:003 eI'm so sorry for your loss. Sorry doesn'...3 eI'm so sorry for your loss. Sorry doesn't cut it, but it's the only word we use it seems. I know it's heartbreaking and I know how you feel. xBreezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13475260956777868266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-87182924874921489072012-09-11T14:02:20.429+01:002012-09-11T14:02:20.429+01:00I'm so sorry, the loss of any pet is heartbrea...I'm so sorry, the loss of any pet is heartbreaking. My first pony broke her leg and was put to sleep nearly 20 years ago and i still miss her. The wonderful memories live forever though. My horse is 27 now and I dread the day when all isn't as it should be. Huge horsie loving hugs to you xxSophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-54708316116895190902012-09-11T12:20:11.250+01:002012-09-11T12:20:11.250+01:00Oh :( sorry to hear this news Jo.Oh :( sorry to hear this news Jo.nuttycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404690160646306404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-2204700921182806482012-09-11T11:56:11.739+01:002012-09-11T11:56:11.739+01:00De-lurking to say I'm so terribly sorry... Bei...De-lurking to say I'm so terribly sorry... Being a former horse owner before moving to Blighty, I can understand what you're going through. They are so much more than pets xRachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-62875027079107744962012-09-11T11:39:21.704+01:002012-09-11T11:39:21.704+01:00Sorry to hear that Jo.Sorry to hear that Jo.Cynical Scribblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-12959411270017747572012-09-11T11:32:26.158+01:002012-09-11T11:32:26.158+01:00I'm sorry for your loss. It seems like you had...I'm sorry for your loss. It seems like you had one very happy and very loved horse there, though. Rest in peace, lovely horse.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975047455167977265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-81497336422374027122012-09-11T11:32:25.401+01:002012-09-11T11:32:25.401+01:00Horses are so much more than pets. There's a b...Horses are so much more than pets. There's a bond there that's different to dogs and cats. You're right: it's like losing a friend - and one that had such a huge part to play in your life.<br /><br />I'm so sorry, Jo. xxxBlondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135846185772109032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-25496890868238994252012-09-11T11:25:46.206+01:002012-09-11T11:25:46.206+01:00I'm so sorry. :(I'm so sorry. :(Sprinkled Words (former Miss Milk)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10490666010640657826noreply@blogger.com